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1	== Boundary Layer for Flow Past a Wedge ==
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3	-	The Blausius boundary layer velocity solution is a special case of a larger class of problems for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasius_boundary_layer,flow over a wedge], as shown in the following figure. The angle <math>\beta \pi</math> represents the wedge angle.	+	The Blausius boundary layer velocity solution is a special case of a larger class of problems for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasius_boundary_layer, flow over a wedge], as shown in the following figure. The angle <math>\beta \pi</math> represents the wedge angle.
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5	[[Image(wedge_bl.png)]]
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7	The general solution is called the Falkner-Skan boundary layer solution, which starts with a recognition that the free-stream velocity will accelerate for non-zero values of $\beta$ :
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9	$u_{e}(x)= U_{0} \left( x/L \right) ^{m}$
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11	where $L$ is a characteristic length and ''m'' is a dimensionless constant that depends on $\beta$ :
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14	{\beta} = \frac{2m}{m + 1}
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17	The condition ''m = 0'' gives zero flow acceleration corresponding to the Blausius solution for flat-plate flow.
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19	We then define a similarity variable $\eta$ that combines the local streamwise and cross-flow coordinates ''x'' and ''y'' (defined relative to the surface of the wedge):
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22	{\eta} = y \sqrt{\frac{U_{0}(m+1)}{2{\nu}L}}\left(\frac{x}{L}\right)^{\frac{m-1}{2}}
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